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Pole Tossed In A Scottish Competition Crossword Clue

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noun

• a heavy wooden pole (such as the trunk of a young fir) that is tossed as a test of strength (in the Highlands of northern Scotland)

29%9Pole to pole
adjective

• related to or along a diameter

adjective satellite

• characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed

29%6A decorative flag hung from a pole or pole-like structure
noun

• a small flag used by surveyors or soldiers to mark a position

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